The Office of Foreign Assets Control published a previously issued general license under its Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations. The full text of the license is available in the notice.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, a leader with the Rapid Support Forces in South Sudan, for his involvement in a militia group that has committed human rights abuses in the country. OFAC earlier this year sanctioned people and companies connected to the country’s ongoing military conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (see 2306010064). Since the conflict started in April, OFAC said both sides have “failed to implement a ceasefire” and “have been credibly accused of extensive human rights abuses in Darfur and elsewhere.”
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week published four previously issued general licenses under its Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Sanctions Regulations. The text of each license is available in the Federal Register notice.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week removed a yacht from its Specially Designated National List that was sanctioned in 2019 for belonging to Saleh Assi, who was accused of money laundering and aiding a Hezbollah financier. The Malta-flagged Flying Dragon was removed from the SDN List because it no longer belongs to Assi, an OFAC spokesperson said Sept. 1.
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned two people and one entity involved in helping North Korea’s weapons and missiles program earn revenue. The designations target Jon Jin Yong and Sergey Mikhaylovich Kozlov, who coordinated work for North Korean construction workers in Russia and procured items used in the ship-building industry. OFAC also sanctioned Intellekt, a company that Yong used in a Moscow-based construction project, for being owned or controlled by Kozlov.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week launched the second episode in its “Introduction to OFAC” series, which is meant to provide guidance and an overview of the agency’s sanctions programs and requirements (see 2307280070). The new video provides an introduction to blocking and non-blocking sanctions.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week issued a notice making a minor editorial correction involving its Cuban Assets Control Regulations. OFAC said the error occurred in a reference to its Cuba regulations in the most recent annual revision of the Code of Federal Regulations. The CFR referenced "515.565(d)" when it should have referenced "515.565(f)."
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned six Rwandan or Congolese nationals contributing to the “escalation of conflict” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. OFAC said each belongs to one of four armed groups causing instability in the DRC's eastern portion and committing “serious” human rights abuses.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week expanded its Myanmar sanctions regime to cover the country’s jet fuel sector and sanctioned people and companies involved in procuring and distributing jet fuel to Myanmar’s military regime.